The first round will begin with La Liga side Valencia hosting AC Milan in Spain, followed by Everton playing Juventus in San Francisco, Real Madrid playing the Los Angeles Galaxy in Phoenix, and Chelsea facing Inter Milan in Indianapolis.

The next round of matches will take place in New York and Los Angeles, before the finals commence in Miami.

I’m quite sure the teams have a say in it. Surely the tournament owners have no power of conscription. Maybe, just maybe, all of those teams don’t want to play in a meaningless series of exhibition games on their short break.

People who live in Indianapolis, plus people from places like Chicago, St. Louis, Cinci, Columbus, and Louisville who are all within 2-4 hours of driving. There’s a reason the NCAA and others stage a ton of big events in Indianapolis.